Shattering Humanity-Chapter 384: Izanami Captains Meeting: "...Feeding And Living Off Hateful Information."
Something is formed in the chaos, which existed before heaven and earth.
It is quiet and profound.
It stands alone and alters not.
It revolves eternally without exhaustion.
It is regarded as the Mother of all beings.
I do not know Its name, except to call It Tao.
When forced to give It a name, I would call It "the Great."
The Great is far-reaching.
Far-reaching is infinite.
Infinite is to return to the self-sufficient origin.
Therefore, Tao is great, heaven is great, earth is great, and so is the true-self.
There are four greatness in the universe, and true-self is one of them.
Man models the Way of earth;
Earth models the Way of heaven;
Heaven models the Way of Tao;
Tao models the Way of nature." - Tao Te Ching Chapter 25
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Jesse James: "Let me guess..."
She takes another deeeeep inhale, burning the imported tobacco with a small crackle, and exhales while talking.
Jesse James: "... You’re here to try and stop me before I execute tomorrow’s plans, am I right?"
Smiling at the confidence of her territory’s attacker, MamMon bends down and grabs a hand full of the granulated rocks.
She slowly loosens her grip as the sand trickles back down to where it came from.
MamMon DæMon: "As a matter of fact, you are wrong..."
The pink eyes of the 2nd Generation shift to the side upon hearing the enemy’s answer.
Cigar between her teeth, the Sheriff turns around slowly, finally looking at her company as the last bit of sand is released.
MamMon DæMon: "... I’m actually here to make sure you follow through with your plans to beleaguer Kami Island with your overwhelming military size and strength, Ms. James."
...
With both their coverings flapping in a strong, constant swoops of wind, the DæMon seals the deal to initiate war.
MamMon DæMon: "With that being said, I have had plans to defeat Skalmönd for hundreds of years. Way before you were born.
In those years, I had never planned for her to acquire an allegiance with someone so conspiratorial, nevermind believing she would fall in love with him.
So I warn you, Ms. Sheriff Jesse James, if you do not take that young boy out tomorrow, whom you’ve been ’infatuated’ with, he will flatten all your territory and your people before you can do it to his."
[Takamagahara Captain’s Bedroom]
Thirty minutes before midnight, in the connected ex-hotel bedroom. The shower is running behind a closed white door and laying on his bed is Saku.
Both Xaaydagaay and Friend are sound asleep of the floor next to the young man’s raised mattress.
With his hands behind his head, laying down, Saku is clearly thinking about something while his roommates is in the shower.
There is a soft knock on the door that connects Katsu and Saku’s room, to the room Shelly, Itsuka, Laban, and Princess Rebekah are staying in.
Saku, Friend, and Xaadagaay both lift their heads up as the doorknob turns. The wooden door opens and soft piano music from a radio is being played in the girl’s room. Accompanying the piano notes, is a soft singing voice.
In a way, it is sort of a peaceful and romantic peace of background music, as Itsuka’s platinum hair (down and straight for the night) then her beautiful face, pop in the room.
Itsuka: "Saku? Are you still up?"
Saku: "Yea..."
A glowing smile appears on the beautiful, light skinned face of the Izanami vice-captain as she walks into the room. She has on pajamas pants, and like always, her T-shirt has been torn into a midriff cut off exposing her well toned abdominals.
Saku blushes as he stares at the up and down, but then looks away once he hears Katsu’s nerdy singing in the shower through the closed floor to the bathroom.
Katsu(singing): "I don’t think it’s unuuuuusuallll, for anyone, to be in loovvee!"
Saku gives the air in front of the shut bathroom door a weirded out look. Itsuka giggles behind her hand and walks over to both Xaadaagay and Friend.
She bends at the knees and pets them both on the top of the head which they happily accept.
The gorgeous, tall woman stands back up and moved to the edge of the bed. She sits down on the corner of the soft mattress and blushes while looking at the corner of the room.
While still on his bag, hands behind his head, Saku give her a confused, raised eyebrow and then a deep sigh of acceptance.
Saku: "What do you want to talk about, now?"
Not seeming actually mad about the question, Itsuka answers with more of a half defeated response.
Itsuka: "Well sorry if I’m being a chore..."
Realizing his "dickishness", Saku puffs a sigh out his nostrils and sits up to look at his worried teammate.
Saku: "I’m sorry, you’re not.
It’s just been another long day."
Itsuka: "I mean, other than the random fights, it was kinda fun, with the baseball game, wasn’t it?"
Saku: "Yea... I guess it was..."
With Xaaydagaay completely asleep, Friend gets up and shakes out his fur. His floppy ears flap against his head before the dog walks over to the woman sitting on the edge of the bed.
Itsuka scratches the furry chin of the "pup" with a heart fluttering smile.
Itsuka: "Such a good boyyy..."
Saku watches the connection between the two at the end of his bed.
Saku: "Are Laban and Rebekah still rooming with you and Shelly?"
Itsuka(nods): "Since Shelly is more comfortable sleeping while sitting up, they’re both asleep in the extra bed she would’ve taken.
Shelly is writing in her diary so I figured I’d come see how you were doing."
She blushes and smiles, exposing her concern for Saku.
Ruining the moment, she turns around after the sound of a shampoo bottle falling in the shower can be heard through the closed door. As well as Katsu’s pain.
Katsu: "Oww my toe!"
Itsuka giggles from the young man’s clumsy innocence, but Saku isn’t in the least bit entertained. He crosses his arms and pouts, knowing that version of Katsu is playing everyone for a fool.
Once Friend moves back to his and Xaaydagaay’s spot on the floor, the orca girl half walks up and wrapped her cuddling arms around the dog as they both drift back off to sleep.
Itsuka notices Saku’s attitude and body language, she she slowly scoots up the bed so she can talk at a lower volume.
Itsuka: "Saku...?"
The Vessel’s green human eye and Anjell Eye look directly at the beautiful young woman, alone with him in his bedroom.
As Itsuka gets closer, she slightly bends forward. Saku blushes a bit, not ignorant of the connotation to the situation.
Itsuka(whispers): "Are you still suspicious of Katsu?
After all that he has said and done to make everyone happy and to get along, it’s hard to believe he’s actually an evil person.
Saku..."
The Yin Vessel relaxes to his natural color, and the two symbiote hosts EyeEngage to punctuate the seriousness to the situation.
Itsuka: "...But Saku, are you still 100% sure that Katsu is evil?"
Saku thinks about the question for a moment. His green human eye freely moving while his Anjell Eye is locked in with his vice-captain’s. He remembers all the things Katsu morally wrong act the Yang Vessel has declared telepathically...
[FLASHBACK]
Saku(thinking): "You know, I actually do believe you love Shelly more than anything or anyone.
Clearly enough to destroy the world in order to save her from your own self destructive paranoia...but what you’re doing right now... it... it isn’t love Katsu.
What you are doing it’s...manipulation.*
Without looking at his rivaling contemporary force, Katsu responds as he is watching Shelly form a relaxed smile, with Itsuka and Scylia giving her a SeiõrSuppliment.
The lightly scratched and bruised woman consumes the compacted healing Seiõr, and her small injures start filling with lime green Seiõr.
Katsu(telepathy): *For someone who was just inner monologuing, claiming to understand how unconditional love can affect and change a man, you still fall to comprehend the truth, Dumbass.
Truth is, the act of falling in love is manipulation, you utterly stupid son of a bitch...
...Everything... Every moment between Shelly and I, before these damn aliens and this damn Anjell Eye, it was all completely genuine.
So I’m certain, especially with the knowledge I have now, my feelings for her aren’t just of guilt or pity, for not saving her all those other times.
I’ve always wanted to make this world her utopia.*
Saku(telepathy): *So what you’re saying is, everything you’re doing now, it isn’t genuine? So you are fully aware of your manipulative personality!*
[END FLASHBACK]
Focusing his human eye back to Itsuka, who hasn’t moved her complete vision away from him, and is waiting for a serious response from the man she believes to be her "love at first sight".
Saku: "I--I think he’s confused...
I think... ever since he got that alien symbiote, he’s been feeding and living off hateful information."
*BEEP* *BEEP*
*BEEP* *BEEP*
Both of their HFF watches still around their wrists go off, even Katsu’s and Shelly’s can be heard in separate rooms.
Itsuka looks down at hers.
Itsuka: "Well, it’s now Saturday..."
